Dr Salamatu Fada, North Wales Africa Society | Hub Cymru Africa Podcast | Episode 11

In this new episode of the Hub Cymru Africa Podcast, in collaboration with Sub-Sahara Advisory Panel and Africa Welsh News, Glenn Edwards speaks with Dr Salamatu Fada from the North Wales Africa Society.

Dr Fada has a PhD in conservation biology, originally from Nigeria now residing in Bangor, in the north of Wales where she chairs the North Wales Africa Society.

In this episode, Glenn explores Dr Fada’s upbringing in northern Nigeria and her relationship with the natural environment and how she ended up in Bangor University where she completed her PhD. The conversation explores how Dr Fada acclimated to the weather and people with her family. Dr Fada’s work includes volunteering work both here in Wales and in Nigeria with the North Wales Africa Society, Climate Cymru and founding the Coalition of Conservation Biologists in Nigeria.

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Hub Cymru Africa: hubcymruafrica.wales

Sub-Sahara Advisory Panel: ssap.org.uk

Africa Welsh News: africawelshnews.com

North Wales Africa Society: northwalesafricasociety.org